Most race starts in a NASCAR career
- Who
- Richard Petty
- What
- 1184 total number
- Where
- United States
- When
- 1992
The most race starts by one driver in NASCAR is 1,184 by Richard Petty (USA) between 1958–92.
Petty's first start came in Canada, in 1958, where he was bumped by his father, with Petty Snr. going on to win the race. In his last race in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Petty Jnr. crashed but returned to the track to a rapturous send-off.